[TowerTalk] on guying towers

[Floyd Sense]

In most of the Rohn installations, folks use the Rohn recommended anchor 
design, which is an appropriately sized block of reinforced concrete that 
ends up with a few feet of earth on top of it.  The guys are attached via a 
special guy rod which is anchored in the concrete block and then projects 
above the ground. So, the guys are pulling against the weight of the 
concrete and at an angle that would require the block to be pulled up 
through some undisturbed earth if it came to that.  Given that, any 
additional rebar extending out of the concrete in the soil wouldn't add much 
resistance and would result in threatening the integrity of the anchor as 
others have mentioned.

K8AC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mike l dormann" <w7dra at juno.com>
To: <n4zr at contesting.com>
Cc: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 3:16 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] on guying towers


> not that i have ever guyed a tower, let alone would ever want to, but in
> putting concrete pads down for portable buildings/cabins, i always drive
> 6 foot lengths of 3/4 inch rebar and various angles leaving 8 inches or
> so out of the ground for the concrete to hang to. this is to stabilize
> the ground around the post.
>
> i have not read of this being done in the messages talking about digging
> big holes for concrete guy supports
>
> mike w7dra
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